Washington, D.C. - Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
announced that, in the United States Middle District of Florida,
Orlando Division, United States Magistrate, Honorable David A. Baker
sentenced Rayon Sherwin ``Junior'' Payne to 9 months imprisonment,
followed by one year supervised release during which time he must
perform 50 hours of community service. Payne was charged with multiple
counts of operating an unlicensed FM radio facility, in violation of
Title 47, United States Code, Section 301. He pleaded guilty to two of
the counts before Magistrate Judge Baker.

The conditions of supervised release stipulate that Payne must not
violate any Federal, State or Local laws, including Section 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The case was prosecuted by the
United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, Orlando
Division.

The conviction and subsequent sentencing is the result of an
investigation that began in February of 1999. The Commission's Tampa
Florida Office received complaints from residents and broadcasters in
the Orlando, Florida area of interference to the reception of licensed
broadcast stations in the area. Payne pled guilty to two counts of
unlicensed radio operation and agreed to forfeit all equipment used in
connection with the unlicensed operation in February of 2003.

The operation of an unlicensed broadcast station is a violation of
Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Operators
of unlicensed stations may be subject to civil monetary penalties of up
to $11,000 per single violation or per day of a continuing violation
not to exceed $87,500 for continuing violations. In addition,
unlicensed operators may be subject to criminal sanctions, including a
maximum $100,000 fine and up to one year imprisonment for a first
offense.